Entries from February 2009

After deliberating for more than eight hours Wednesday and Thursday, a Jackson County jury came in Thursday afternoon and said they couldn't come to a unanimous decision in the Joe Sikes trial. The judge sent the jury back to deliberate further. Former Arcade Mayor Joe Sikes is on trial on charges that he made terroristic threats against Arcade ...
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A mistrial was declared Thursday in the trial of former Arcade Mayor Joe Sikes after a jury deliberated for approximately 10 hours. Sikes was on trial on charges that he made terroristic threats against Arcade officials in 2005. The hearing this week in Jackson County Superior Court brought together some of Jackson County’s most controversial ...
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WINDER – Tucker Clayton Autry, three-day-old son of Jon C. and Amber Phillips Autry of Winder, died Saturday, February 21, 2009. He was born in Fulton County. Survivors in addition to his parents, include grandparents, Tommy and Sue Fowler, Winder, Ronnie and Beth Autry, Danielsville, and Darrell and Pat Phillips, Winder. Graveside services ...
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A student from East Jackson Comprehensive High School was killed and two other people, including another teen, were injured Tuesday afternoon when a truck hit a car broadside on Hwy. 129 in the South Jackson community of Redstone. The wreck happened at the intersection of Hwy. 129 and New Kings Bridge Road around 4:20 p.m. The driver of the car ...
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JEFFERSONVILLE – David Barry Perry, 59, formerly of Hull, died Tuesday, February 24, 2009, at the Jeffersonville Nursing Home and Rehab Center. Born in Jackson County, he was the son of the late Charles Wallace and Sarah Dell Adams Perry. He worked as a machine operator for a bottling company. Survivors include three daughters; brother, ...
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HULL - Nathan Holland Kubitzky, 44, died Sunday, February 22, 2009. A native of Clarke County, he the son Martha Kay Kubitzky of Hull. He was an electronics sales representative and was currently employed with Burton and Burton in the gift industry. Mr. Kubitzky was a veteran, having served in the United States Navy. Survivors in addition to ...
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The STAR student and teacher for Commerce High School were announced and honored Monday night by the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce. Commerce superintendent of schools Dr. James E. “Mac” McCoy announced the Commerce High School STAR student, Noelle Cannady, who in turn announced Erin Hill as her STAR teacher. The STAR student is ...
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First-time filers up 63.6% last month, compared to January 2008 The layoffs keep coming. In Madison County, 414 people filed first-time claims for unemployment benefits in January, up 63.6 percent from 253 in January 2008. However, Madison County’s unemployment numbers weren’t as bad as the state average. According to the Georgia ...
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A Comer man was arrested recently on aggravated assault and other charges stemming from an incident that began Friday evening. Gilbert Bernard Saylors, 52, of 888 Clairmont Avenue, was also charged with obstruction of an officer and possession of firearms by a convicted felon. According to Comer police chief Brent Zellner, the incident began on ...
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